EPISODE · Dec 14, 2021 · 47 MIN
99. 🚀Optimize for Speed (ft. Deven Morgan of Driveline Baseball)
from The Closing Pitch Baseball Podcast · host Spiker Helms and David Birkby
In this episode, we have Deven Morgan of Driveline Academy. Driveline is a baseball firm based out of the Pacific Northwest with an appetite for research. We speak with Deven about youth baseball, how he thinks about the player, and where the future of training will be. This is a two-part series! In the first conversation, we learn about Deven's background, how he has approached his own son's development, and how we need to optimize for velocity. Deven is the Director of Youth Baseball at Driveline. 00:00-00:54 Introduction 00:55-09:50 The Original Days of Driveline For Deven Morgan 09:51-32:30 Development Starts With Testing and Validating With Numbers 32:31- Narratives Matter! 46:32-47:13 Part 2 Coming Soon! Video of Deven's son with sensors: https://twitter.com/devenmorgan/status/1324409471876042752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.notion.so%2F17631e69a15e46598ecfc15f2cf87422%3Fv%3D1b8f7590dbeb41da857ea03e40326e97%26p%3D7e18a20025814c65a5af1dda8b4671f9 🔴Twitter Follows: Deven Morgan: https://twitter.com/devenmorgan?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Spiker Helms: https://twitter.com/SpikerHelms David Birkby: https://twitter.com/David_Birkby Rawlings Tigers: https://twitter.com/Rawlings_Tigers ⚠️Learn More About the Rawlings Tigers: https://www.rawlingstigers.com/form-a-team.php 🎧Listen to the Show On the Go! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-closing-pitch/id1308056021 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4fjos02cDAqXvQA5dyVgR2?si=557c3bf221cf4832 🏋️♀️🦾Build Your Game, Tiger Interview Series: Watch: https://www.youtube.com/c/RawlingsTigers/featured Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rawlings-tigers-interview-series/id1553851157 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6b8RY79LXAWxpSMMTyLWqG?si=5c3861d7cc9d46fb
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In this episode, we have Deven Morgan of Driveline Academy. Driveline is a baseball firm based out of the Pacific Northwest with an appetite for research. We speak with Deven about youth baseball, how he thinks about the player, and where the future of training will be. This is a two-part series! In the first conversation, we learn about Deven's background, how he has approached his own son's development, and how we need to optimize for velocity. Deven is the Director of Youth Baseball at Driveline. 00:00-00:54 Introduction 00:55-09:50 The Original Days of Driveline For Deven Morgan 09:51-32:30 Development Starts With Testing and Validating With Numbers 32:31- Narratives Matter! 46:32-47:13 Part 2 Coming Soon! Video of Deven's son with sensors: https://twitter.com/devenmorgan/status/1324409471876042752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.notion.so%2F17631e69a15e46598ecfc15f2cf87422%3Fv%3D1b8f7590dbeb41da857ea03e40326e97%26p%3D7e18a20025814c65a5af1dda8b4671f9 🔴Twitter Follows: Deven Morgan: https://twitter.com/devenmorgan?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Spiker Helms: https://twitter.com/SpikerHelms David Birkby: https://twitter.com/David_Birkby Rawlings Tigers: https://twitter.com/Rawlings_Tigers ⚠️Learn More About the Rawlings Tigers: https://www.rawlingstigers.com/form-a-team.php 🎧Listen to the Show On the Go! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-closing-pitch/id1308056021 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4fjos02cDAqXvQA5dyVgR2?si=557c3bf221cf4832 🏋️♀️🦾Build Your Game, Tiger Interview Series: Watch: https://www.youtube.com/c/RawlingsTigers/featured Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rawlings-tigers-interview-series/id1553851157 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6b8RY79LXAWxpSMMTyLWqG?si=5c3861d7cc9d46fb
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